2026-08-20 00:01:31.957 • by
Arturo Iglesias
Meta's Ray-Ban smartglasses, despite celebrity endorsements and booming sales, are at the center of a growing privacy scandal. Vendors like 'Ghost Metas' disable the mandatory recording LED, enabling widespread non-consensual filming for harassment, exploitation, and even racist content. While Meta makes privacy assurances, internal documents and whistleblower accounts reveal covert data collection and plans for advanced facial recognition, transforming everyday life into a surveilled existence and sparking calls for urgent federal privacy legislation.
2026-08-10 00:00:46.77 • by
Andrew Ismail
Meta's smartglasses, designed to record video, are facing intense public backlash and being dubbed 'pervert glasses' due to widespread privacy concerns and fears of non-consensual surveillance, leading to bans and influencer apologies.
2026-07-26 00:00:51.275 • by
Amanda Ireland
A growing movement of vigilantes, led by figures like 'NoMark' dubbed 'Minneapolis' Batman,' are actively destroying Flock Safety's automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras across the US. These actions are fueled by widespread privacy concerns over mass surveillance, happening in tandem with legal challenges and grassroots advocacy against the devices.
2026-05-14 06:00:39.02 • by
Alan Iverson
Elon Musk is suing OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman over alleged breach of the company's non-profit mission. Central to the case are Brockman's revealing diary entries, prompting a crucial warning: conversations with AI chatbots like ChatGPT are not private, can be used as evidence in court, and should not be trusted with sensitive information.
2026-02-15 00:01:23.64 • by
Alice Ibarra
Amazon's Ring has terminated its planned partnership with police surveillance tech company Flock Safety, citing resource allocation. This decision follows public backlash and heightened privacy concerns sparked by a recent Super Bowl ad and broader fears of a surveillance society, though Ring stated the ad was unrelated to Flock. The integration, which would have allowed sharing of Ring footage with law enforcement, never launched.
2026-02-12 12:01:23.017 • by
Alfred Ignacio
The IRS erroneously shared taxpayer information of thousands with the Department of Homeland Security as part of a controversial data-sharing agreement aimed at identifying and deporting undocumented immigrants. This revelation comes amid ongoing legal challenges and raises serious privacy concerns.
